Michael D’Ambrosio: Princess Pain is about a black market courier who renegs on a special delivery, drawing the ire of the black market entities, law enforcement and mercenaries who want the package at any cost. When her real identity is discovered, the stakes are raised as some want her dead; others want her alive.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

(Futuristic) action, sci-fi

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I believe Marina is a character that viewers would want to see. Her story is a scarred one beginning with her hatred toward her missing parents believing that they abandoned her at an early age. She lives for pain as a means of dealing with her loneliness, possibly wanting to die as well, based on her extreme actions. The action scenes are dramatic and in the final showdown between her and the man who hunts her, she learns that it was he who murdered her parents, driving her to exact her revenge and accept that her whole life was a lie.

11 novels and 7 screenplays. Always close with the screenplays but no cigar.

8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the
most times in your life?)

Bloody Reunion – Molly Hatchet

9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

How to find the best resolution to the story. There was a lot going on and I wanted to capture all of it.

10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

Anything exciting or futuristic. I love technology especially in regards to space.

11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your
experiences working with the submission platform site?

It’s well-organized and easy to use.

12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings
on the initial feedback you received?

Originally I wasn’t a fan of contests as winning doesn’t guarantee a movie deal. I have realized, however, that by winning or placing in a contest, buyers can see that the script is quality.

Watch the Screenplay Reading:

Marina is a cold-hearted courier of contraband who likes to play rough. Her life as a loner is just fine until the delivery of a flash drive with stolen weapons technology ends her alias and makes her the target of a power-hungry militia leader who wants her alive, and his sultry assassin lover who wants her dead. The action-filled chase across the sector with two unlikely allies melts the ice off her heart and leads her to a secret that changes everything she ever stood for. Nothing is easy with Marina as she drives everyone crazy with her anger-driven arrogance and stubbornness, including Britt, the militia captain, who falls in love with her.